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Thailand on Thursday (July 15) reported 9,186 new COVID-19 cases and 98 additional deaths over the past 24 hours. 
 

● 9,107 new infections

● 79 prison / prison infections
 

Thursday’s cases bring the total number of COVID-19 infections in Thailand to 372,215 with 3,032 deaths. 

 

(Total infections since April 1: 343,352)

The news comes as the National Vaccine Committee (NVC) approved Wednesday the procurement of another 120 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine for next year, but withheld its approval of a draft announcement, regarding AstraZeneca vaccine manufactured in Thailand for export, to ensure sufficient vaccine for Thais in the wake of rapid surge in infections.

 

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Thailand on Thursday reported a new pandemic record high of 98 COVID deaths in the past day, along with 9,186 new cases, the country’s fifth 9,000+ new case day in the past week.

 

The 98 new deaths marked an increase from the 87 reported on Wednesday. The country’s prior highest daily COVID death toll had been 91 on July 10, while Wednesday’s 87 deaths previously had been the second highest day.

 

Included in Wednesday's 87 COVID deaths were 55 in the country's capital province of Bangkok, setting another new record death toll by surpassing Bangkok's prior high of 51 from July 10. On Thursday, the government reported another 51 new deaths in Bangkok.

 

The 9,186 new cases reported Thursday, the country’s fifth highest daily tally, marked a modest decline from the 9,317 cases reported Wednesday, but was substantially above the 8,600+ case counts reported Monday and Tuesday.

 

Thursday’s results, with the highly contagious Delta variant of the coronavirus still spreading throughout Thailand, kept the country on the verge of fulfilling predictions that it will soon surpass 10,000 new COVID cases and 100 COVID deaths per day.

 

The new COVID numbers came on the fourth day of COVID restrictions that took effect on Monday in Bangkok and nine other hard-hit provinces including an overnight 9 p.m. to 4 a.m. curfew, restrictions on interprovincial travel and various business closures in Bangkok and five adjoining provinces.

 

Thursday’s update included 9,107 new cases in the general population and 79 cases coming from prisons. Since the start of the pandemic, Thailand has now recorded 372,215 total COVID cases and 3,032 deaths, although some Thai doctors say the real figures, especially for cases, are likely much higher.

 

Because of the rapid rise in new COVID cases in Thailand, the country as of Thursday was still reporting new record high levels of COVID cases hospitalized (103,056), the share of those in critical condition (3,276), and the share of those requiring ventilators to breathe (839). Thursday's tally marked the first time total COVID hospitalizations/active cases passed the 100,000 mark in Thailand.

 

The number of COVID patients hospitalized in critical condition passed the 3,000 threshold for the first time Tuesday. And all the hospital figures -- hospitalizations, critical condition and ventilator patients -- have doubled in the past two to three+ weeks.

 

As of Thursday, Thailand's population of hospitalized COVID patients in critical condition had increased daily for 26 days in a row. The share of those requiring ventilators to breathe had increased for 10 days in a row.

 

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BKK and 5 adjoining province lockdown restrictions beyond 9 p.m. to 4 a.m. daily curfew:

 

1.  Government/private “Work From Home” encouraged

2.  Public transport (buses & rail lines) close at 9 p.m. until at least 4 a.m.

3.  Department store, shopping center, and community mall shops closed, except for…

4.  Within malls and centers, the following can open until 8 p.m.: supermarkets, takeout food outlets, banks & financial institutions, pharmacies, building supplies, postage/parcel & mobile phone related shops.

5.  No sit-down dining allowed. Takeout food & beverage service allowed till 8 p.m.

6.  Convenience stores & night markets close 8 p.m. to 4 a.m.

7.  Schools, indoor fitness centers, massage parlors and spas closed

8.  Public gatherings of more than 5 people banned.

9.  Parks and outdoors sports & exercise venues open till 8 p.m.

 

I wonder how the PM is feeling now that the Thailand wide super spreader event he caused when locking down the construction sites in Bangkok is showing its full and deadly force.

 

9,186 positive cases today with 79 of those from prisons, 98 deaths, heading for the awful triple figures soon. 

 

Rolling 7 day average (up to 13th July only) which includes prison cases and bar chart of community cases.

https://ourworldindata.org/coronavirus/country/thailand

#COVID19 Update on Thursday: 9,186 cases & 98 deaths (79 cases from prisons). Full details at 12:30pm #Thailand

 

10 July: 9,326 - 91 dead

11 July: 9,539 - 86 dead

12 July: 8,656 - 80 dead

13 July: 8,685 - 56 dead

14 July: 9,317 - 87 dead

15 July: 9,186 - 98 dead <— TODAY

https://twitter.com/ThaiNewsReports/status/1415474253806268419

 

NEW HIGH: Chonburi Public Health Office has just announced they have 523 new cases and two more deaths. Most new cases are in Chonburi City (102), Bang Lamung/Pattaya (93), and Si Racha (117). The total cases so far is now 13,526 with 5,121 remaining in care #Thailand

https://twitter.com/ThaiNewsReports/status/1415461149349277698

Thailand reports a flat line number of positive tests from a flatline number of tests.

Bed situation for Bangkok virus patients reaches critical level

 

The bed situation for Covid-19 patients in Bangkok is at a critical level, especially for those in the red group, for which there are only 10 per cent of beds available, the Public Health Ministry revealed. #Bangkok #COVID19 #hospitals #TheNationThailand

https://www.nationthailand.com/in-focus/40003257

The number of Covid-19 cases in Southeast Asia crossed 5.76 million, with 90,330 new cases reported on Wednesday – higher than Tuesday’s tally of 78,547. #Asean #COVID19 #TheNationThailand

https://www.nationthailand.com/international/40003256

Just now, anchadian said:

Bed situation for Bangkok virus patients reaches critical level

 

The bed situation for Covid-19 patients in Bangkok is at a critical level, especially for those in the red group, for which there are only 10 per cent of beds available, the Public Health Ministry revealed. #Bangkok #COVID19 #hospitals #TheNationThailand

https://www.nationthailand.com/in-focus/40003257

I'm waiting for someone to get his calculator out...............

 

“Bangkok hospitals have a total capacity of about 1,000 beds for red-group patients. There are now only 10 per cent of these beds vacant,” said Dr Korakrit Limsommut, director of the ministry’s Health Administration Division.

“For patients in the yellow group, there are [only] 415 vacant beds, plus some 449 beds available in hospital isolation rooms. As for patients in the green group, there are 500 vacant beds at field hospitals, plus about 4,200 at certified hospitels,” the doctor said."

Triple figure daily deaths now looking certain. Infections still hovering around 9K. This I would say is a direct correlation to testing. Watched a news story today about growing concerns in Myanmar. 7000 infections and 100+ deaths. Comment was numbers are certainly much higher due to very low testing numbers. Again if Thailand was testing even adequately testing numbers would be released to show how good they are. The fact that testing numbers are not released can only mean that numbers are less than adequate. I would postulate very much less than adequate hence as everyone knows numbers here are way higher.

Vaccine cocktail approved on Monday placed under review causing provincial suspensions

 

Study into side effects ordered by the PM after top doctor already presented his emphatic findings based on a study involving 1,200 patients at King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital. The concerns raised by Prime Minister Prayut Chan ocha may be linked to a warning from the Chief Scientist of the World Health Organisation Dr Somaya Swaminathan against such tactics.

https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2021/07/14/vaccine-cocktail-review-causes-suspension/

8 minutes ago, Bkk Brian said:

I'm waiting for someone to get his calculator out...............

 

“Bangkok hospitals have a total capacity of about 1,000 beds for red-group patients. There are now only 10 per cent of these beds vacant,” said Dr Korakrit Limsommut, director of the ministry’s Health Administration Division.

“For patients in the yellow group, there are [only] 415 vacant beds, plus some 449 beds available in hospital isolation rooms. As for patients in the green group, there are 500 vacant beds at field hospitals, plus about 4,200 at certified hospitels,” the doctor said."

Yup, plus one figure, minus another figure. Okaay, that’s today’s Covid situation sorted.

4 minutes ago, anchadian said:

Vaccine cocktail approved on Monday placed under review causing provincial suspensions

 

Study into side effects ordered by the PM after top doctor already presented his emphatic findings based on a study involving 1,200 patients at King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital. The concerns raised by Prime Minister Prayut Chan ocha may be linked to a warning from the Chief Scientist of the World Health Organisation Dr Somaya Swaminathan against such tactics.

https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2021/07/14/vaccine-cocktail-review-causes-suspension/

I forget now, is this the flip, or the flop?

7 minutes ago, anchadian said:

Bed situation for Bangkok virus patients reaches critical level

 

The bed situation for Covid-19 patients in Bangkok is at a critical level, especially for those in the red group, for which there are only 10 per cent of beds available, the Public Health Ministry revealed. #Bangkok #COVID19 #hospitals #TheNationThailand

https://www.nationthailand.com/in-focus/40003257

Note that there are still beds available in the Bangkok, as I stated before, the issue is the system for patients entering the hospital system was not designed for such large numbers.

 

inefficiencies in the system that have only impacted small numbers of patients in the past are now leaving large numbers waiting for beds that are available- somewhere in Bangkok.

 

I’ll give you an example: if a patient’s doctor directs them to go to the hospital, there is a good chance that the doctor doesn’t have admitting privileges at a hospital with beds available. There isn’t a good system for the doctor to get the patient into another hospital, especially if available beds are in a hospital far away. So, the patient has to wait.

 

 

 

 

8 minutes ago, dinsdale said:

Triple figure daily deaths now looking certain. Infections still hovering around 9K. This I would say is a direct correlation to testing. Watched a news story today about growing concerns in Myanmar. 5000 infections and 100 deaths. Comment was numbers are certainly much higher due to very low testing numbers. Again if Thailand was testing even adequately testing numbers would be released to show how good they are. The fact that testing numbers are not released can only mean that numbers are less than adequate. I would postulate very much less than adequate hence as everyone knows numbers here are way higher.

I think a rise to 150 deaths a day was certain once cases went from 3k to 9k. Cases triple, pretty much a statistical certainty that deaths also do. So the next couple of weeks will be harrowing in that respect.

Just now, wensiensheng said:

I think a rise to 150 deaths a day was certain once cases went from 3k to 9k. Cases triple, pretty much a statistical certainty that deaths also do. So the next couple of weeks will be harrowing in that respect.

There is an effect on medical staff performance as cases rise, resulting in a proportional increase in fatalities.

8 minutes ago, dinsdale said:

I would postulate very much less than adequate hence as everyone knows numbers here are way higher

Agree.

Also at some point these positive cases as recorded by hospitals will get to a self limiting level. Perhaps already there. 

When that happens the # of positive cases will not tell us much (perhaps never did). Many already looking at ICU and Ventilators numbers. 

13 minutes ago, dinsdale said:

Triple figure daily deaths now looking certain. Infections still hovering around 9K. This I would say is a direct correlation to testing. Watched a news story today about growing concerns in Myanmar. 7000 infections and 100+ deaths. Comment was numbers are certainly much higher due to very low testing numbers. Again if Thailand was testing even adequately testing numbers would be released to show how good they are. The fact that testing numbers are not released can only mean that numbers are less than adequate. I would postulate very much less than adequate hence as everyone knows numbers here are way higher.

Testing numbers are released 

Wondering if the new Mass testing in communities planned to start in Bangkok will show an uptick and push the numbers over 10k.  I also wonder why they are not testing en-mass elsewhere, sure BKK has clusters, but many of the folks that were scheduled for being locked in were able to flee to the outer provinces. I mean why else are numbers in other places climbing as well, just like in Chonburi, or Trat, or Hua Hin

5 minutes ago, wensiensheng said:

I forget now, is this the flip, or the flop?

There seems to be a pattern here:

 

Make a decision 

Change the decision based on scientific advice

Go back to the original decision based on facts on the ground

do nothing, the situation deteriorates 

Shampoo, rinse, repeat.

1 minute ago, ThailandRyan said:

Wondering if the new Mass testing in communities planned to start in Bangkok will show an uptick and push the numbers over 10k.  I also wonder why they are not testing en-mass elsewhere, sure BKK has clusters, but many of the folks that were scheduled for being locked in were able to flee to the outer provinces. I mean why else are numbers in other places climbing as well, just like in Chonburi, or Trat, or Hua Hin

I am not sure if the new mass testing centers represent an increase in testing capacity, or just a concentration of the old testing facilities.

Sydney reported 65 positives from 58,000 tests today.Thailand reports 9,000 positives from about 70,000 tests I wonder what the infection rate comparison looks like?In Thailand the infection rate was 12% on the first day of 9000 cases.

25 minutes ago, Bkk Brian said:

I wonder how the PM is feeling now that the Thailand wide super spreader event he caused when locking down the construction sites in Bangkok is showing its full and deadly force.

He has moved on to more important things like going to mars and tourism

 

covid is what it is 

6 minutes ago, RandolphGB said:

Testing numbers are released 

Testing has flat lined and reached its capacity according to the released figures

https://ourworldindata.org/coronavirus/country/thailand

10 minutes ago, Danderman123 said:

There is an effect on medical staff performance as cases rise, resulting in a proportional increase in fatalities.

Thailand is ranked 6th in the world for handling covid, it will handle the pandemic with ease.You're gloom and dooming again.

Testing numbers:

 

https://twitter.com/workpointtoday/status/1414563401364213760?s=21

3 minutes ago, Bkk Brian said:

Testing has flat lined and reached its capacity according to the released figures

https://ourworldindata.org/coronavirus/country/thailand

Thailand has reached it cruising altitude of 63,000 tests.

7 minutes ago, smedly said:

He has moved on to more important things like going to mars and tourism

 

covid is what it is 

No it is "What will be will be"....lol, and it sucks that it was allowed to spread without the restrictions put in place quickly, thus allowing those who were to loose their jobs to head home.

Pattaya is now showing almost 100 cases per day - 700 per week 

 

where are they all 

 

I assume it is primarily the delta variant - I hate having to assume anything - I want to know exactly what is going on in the place I live, it is shameful I have to go looking deep and hard for info - WHY ?

 

PATTAYA it is now of great concern

Just now, RandolphGB said:

Testing numbers:

 

https://twitter.com/workpointtoday/status/1414563401364213760?s=21

Thats not testing numbers, thats the very high positivity rate of over 12% shown for the whole of Thailand. Proof that testing needs to increase